Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of bassist Leroy Vinnegar, clarinetist George Lewis, trumpeter Conte Candoli, singers Little Jimmy Scott and Linda Ronstadt, vibist Cal Tjader and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Jackie McLean’s “4, 5 & 6” (1956), Leroy Vinnegar’s “Leroy Walks!” …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and SpotifyThe John Fedchock NY Sextet recording, “Into the Shadows,” is the trombonist’s tenth album as a leader, this time with an all-star group showcasing Fedchock’s notable solo skills and bringing his special composing/arranging to the forefront. The recording features new treatments of familiar standards coupled with five Fechock …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of guitarist Ray Biondi, drummers Louie Bellson and Colin Bailey, trombonist Frank Rehak, saxophonists Hank Mobley, Arthur Blythe and Kirk Whalum, keyboardists Milt Buckner, Joe Zawinul and Jorge Dalsto, trumpeter Lee Morgan, bassist Major Holley and more!!! We’ll also mark …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify Antonio Adolfo is one of the premier pianists, composers and arrangers to emerge from Brazil. A multi-Latin Grammy and Grammy nominee, Adolfo is an internationally recognized Latin Jazz star. Now, after more than 50 years of friendship and admiration, he has set his sights on an album dedicated …
Thanks to everyone who voted for their favorite Iowa City Jazz Festival performance. KCCK’s Best of the Fest kicks off at 5pm on Friday, with performances chosen by Jazz Fest co-founders Mark Ginsberg and Steve Grismore. Steve chose “Mumbo Jumbo – A Tribute to Paul Motian,” the 2012 Festival closer led by drummer (and Jazz …
Hey, Jazz fans!!! Be sure to tune in this week as we celebrate the birthdays of composers Richard Rodgers pianists Richard Wyands and Ahmad Jamal, organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and Frank Loesser, singers Lena Horne, Johnny Hartman and Melissa Walker, bassist Stanley Clarke and more!!! We’ll also mark the recording anniversaries of Lester Young’s “Blue …
Iowa City native Bridget Kearney has toured the world and performed on The Tonight Show, Stephen Colbert, and countless others as a part of Lake Street Dive. In fact, just before the pandemic shut everything down, legendary singer Mavis Staples sat in with the band! Bridget’s latest release, “Still Flying,” was recorded in Ghana with …
Listen to this week’s playlist on YouTube and Spotify If it takes a village to raise a child, as the proverb says, then it certainly takes at least that much to nurture a big band. Pianist and bandleader Orrin Evans has long used “the Village” to refer not only to his family-like cohort of fellow musicians in …
